I was following a 4x4 going 30mph, it was dark and i still have my dark visor on which made it even darker. anyway i could still see just but not as-well as i could have... i was about to over take when i saw a single headlight approaching, completely misjudging how fast that on coming light was going i over took the 4x4 just to find out that there was a small scooter in front of it! by this time the oncoming headlight which i now knew was an on coming scooter as-well, i was in a bit of a situation... i passed the 4x4 right at the same time the on coming scooter passed it! basiacly i went in between the oncoming scooter and the 4x4, i was also partially blind by the on coming headlight from the scooter...

after squeezing in-between the 4x4 and the on coming scooter i then had too open the bike up too pass the other scooter that's going in the same direction as me before the on coming car got too me.

That proper scared me, so I've backed off a little when overtaking in the dark now... would rather not risk my life just to get home a little faster.

lesson learned... Life warning received, wont do it again.

You only get a certain amount of warnings before it actually happens, so watch out for the warnings and keep aware of your surroundings, don't do anything stupid like what i did :-(

It's a lesson to be learn't my other clear visor is damaged, picking up a new one tomorrow, it has a massive crack cross the front of it from where a stone chip from a car went right into the visor at some force...

I've got myself pretty shook up on my bike too, but I'm definitely not going stop riding because of it. Motorcycles are inherently more dangerous, they only have two wheels, but that's part of the fun. I always say that if riding my motorcycle causes me to die sooner, at least you know that I was happy when I died. Because if I wasn't riding it, my life would be so much more dull.

I wont stop riding, riding is my life, no matter how many close calls or crashes i have I'll still get back on another bike...

I've changed my visor now had to buy a new one because my other clear one was Cracked right down the middle from a Road chipping that a car kicked up... if i didn't have my visor it would have gone right into my eye! :-/

I keep an eggshell with clear glasses (they are padded so they stay off your eyes and keep out the dirt and debris, and when riding or leaving and knowing I'll be on the road when dark, swap my normal shades for the clears.

I've looked at the transitions but they tend to get a little flaky during dawn and dusk hours. I have no issue pulling off the road to switch shades.

Riding can be scary, but it's also intoxicating...and those are the moments you must take the greatest care.